The C&V Film Thread
 

It's still Winter in the Northern Hemisphere. The Northeast US has been covered in a Blanket of Snow. It's a good time to settle in, enjoy a beverage, and watch some old cycling films.

I know of some of the classics as "Pour Un Maillot Jaune", "La Course en Tete", "Stars and Watercarriers", "Vive Le Tour", "Eddy Merckx: The Greatest Show on Earth"
So, I've listed a few classic films. What are some others?

FWIW I have a playlist on my Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...eature=mh_lolz The clips are sequenced so you can just let 'em play.

you missed my favorite-
I think it was legends of the tour Eddy.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRGeUyDkGGA

The Bicycle Thief

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg1DB5fwJ8w

And how...

http://cast.thirdage.com/files/style...-chicago-4.jpg

This guy was the first ever norwegian to win a stage in le tour...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw1Eh3BH-To

Thanks for that, i have been looking for the bicycle thief for a while as as a cyclist and filmmaker.

I love this short:

http://www.onf.ca/film/60_cycles

If not just for the music.

Anyone know if there is a version with sub-titles?

How about the 1959 English made, The Questioning City?

Love the pipe while riding (0:48). Original tweed ride, perhaps?

Thanks, great thread. Loved 60 cycles. All those freewheels clicking with the period music!

Dag-Otto, yeah man. I raced against him in 1980 when the western world boycotted the Olympics. He was a monster on a bike.

Here's a modern day charmer, full of Go-Pro bike love.

http://vimeo.com/35927275

^ That's a great little short! :thumb:

+1 very clever.

There are some great films/vids coming in on this thread. The Dag Otto Lauritzen clip brought back an immediate memory of sitting with my college roomate watching the coverage.

Dag Otto Lauritzen made a fan out of me with his performance at the 1993 World Championships in Oslo. I think the DVD of that race is on Netflix.

7speed - I like the "Gaspipe Pilot" moniker.

Means western world is US, UK and Norway...;)
Dag Otto used to be a special forces soldier. He wrecked his leg in a parachute accident and used cycling to regain his fitness. Don't think he had cycled much until his mid 20's. He also walked/limped about 60 km's on his crutches/cast, just for the hell of it.

"The Race For the Yellow Jersey" was done by Tom Spain for PBS in the 70's. Jean Shepherd did the voice over. http://youtu.be/2lg59-ovB34 It is a home movie for me.

Thank you, sir. 'Tis true, mostly.

I enjoyed watching this. Thanks for the link!
60 cycles was also quite enjoyable. Good stuff.

That is fantastic that you rode well enough to be in the same peloton as that fella. That is no small feat.




For the spin bike I like watching a race 40 min in length or two 25 min stages. This guy is my hero.
http://www.youtube.com/user/chickasmith

I have done 30-40 mins at least twice a week all winter. I find I can enjoy it once perspiration starts to drip on the floor. 'not so much up to that point.

Ridley Scotts first film of late brother Tony on a Raleigh.

http://thespace.org/items/e00000ml?t=8ht7